Category: Biography
Praxiteles Praxiteles (fl. 370-330 BC). Greek sculptor, one of the most famous of Greek artists. His works, with the exception of a fine marble Hermes at Olympia, survive only …
Michael Powell Michael Powell, (1905-90). British film-maker, best known for the movies he wrote and- directed with Emeric Pressburger (1902-88). Powell directed several films before attracting attention with The …
Nicholas Poussin Nicholas Poussin, (1594-1665). French painter, regarded as the greatest exponent of neoclassicism in the visual arts. Poussin, who was born in Normandy, struggled to make a living …
Ezra Pound Ezra Pound, (1885-1972). US poet and critic. From 1908 he lived in Britain, where he achieved fame with volumes like Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920). He also encouraged …
Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter, (1866-1943). British writer of children’s books. Her stories feature animal characters such as Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle the hedgehog. Her …
Cole Porter Cole Porter, (1892-1964). US composer and songwriter. He studied law and music at Harvard, and later went to France, where he took lessons in musical composition. Noted …
Pompey Pompey, full name Gnaeus Porn peius Magnus (106-48 BC). Roman soldier and politician, whose early military successes made him Rome’s leading general. After a brilliant campaign to clear …
Marquise de Pompadour Marquise de Pompadour, Jeanne. Antoinette Poisson, (1721-64). Mistress of Louis XV of France. Having married in 1741, she lived at Versailles and was created Marquise in …
